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Boaters and swimmers will need to keep an eye to the sky this weekend on Lake Erie , since each day a stray storm can’t be ruled out. Friday, a slight chance of storms is likely in the late afternoon and early evening. But that still leaves plenty of time to get out on the…

You get to the beach, and you whip out your phone, to try to capture the scene. But all that gorgeousness can look flat on your screen. “Standing in the sand, taking a picture with your iPhone doesn’t always allow you to capture the aesthetics,” said Eric Johnston, owner of Way Up Aerial Images. Drone…

Lake Erie will ride the weather roller coaster this weekend. Storms are likely Friday, but things calm down Saturday and Sunday, before the wet weather returns on Monday. Boaters, swimmers and surfers alike will want to avoid the water on Friday. While winds will be a bit breezy, waves will still be light – but…

Cleveland might be the biggest city on Lake Erie, but it ranks behind Port Clinton and Toledo in the number of Lake Erie-destined boats registered in its corporate limits. Port Clinton has 2,234 boats, roughly one for every two residents. Cleveland has 1,977, which means .005 percent of the population owns a boat. Across Cuyahoga…

Sailboats make up 2 percent of the boats registered on Lake Erie. Or at least 2 percent of all registered boats say the propulsion type is sail. Perhaps some of them are registered as propeller, since they have an engine to putter out of the marina and back again? RocktheLake analyzed Ohio Department of Natural…

If you want to get out on the water this weekend, you’re going to have to dodge the rain. Waves look calm, and there’s plenty of wind for sailing, but rain mars much of the forecast, starting with thunderstorms Friday night. Here’s the outlook from the National Weather Service. Thursday Sunny Wind: East Northeast 6…

Going fishing this weekend? The walleye in the Ohio waters of Lake Erie are still biting strong! The Lake Erie water temperature is 78 off Toledo and 73 off Cleveland according to the nearshore marine forecast. Here’s what to fish for where, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Western Basin Walleye Where: Fishing…

Cuyahoga County has more boat registrations than any other county in Ohio. But it ranks second to last for boats per 1,000 residents. Only Franklin County, landlocked in the middle of the state, fares worse. No. 1 for boat ownership, based on population? No surprise here. It’s Ottawa County, home to the summertime playground of…